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Kilcolgan River

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°13′00″ N 8°55′00″ W

Map showing the location of Kilcolgan River Kilcolgan River
Location in Ireland
Elevation
1 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ballinderreen
3.4 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport57 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock77 km

About Kilcolgan River

Kilcolgan River is a river. Location: County Galway, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Dunbulcaun Bay and Mweenisharan.

Climate of Kilcolgan River

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 119 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (119 mm)
Driest month
April (64 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Kilcolgan River
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°10°13°15°18°19°19°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)11183796471767497101117119111

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Kilcolgan River

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 57 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 65 km to the south.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 57 kmsouth
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 77 kmnorth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 122 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 65 kmsouth
  • Cork Population: 224K 150 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 178 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 249 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 382 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Kilcolgan River

Within 100 km: 220 historic and cultural sites, 625 natural sites, 1,236 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km127 places

  • Mutton Island Island 10 kmNW
  • Deer Island Island 11 kmW
  • Hare Island Island 8 kmNW
  • Eddy Island Island 5 kmSW

25–60 km602 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 51 kmW
  • Inisheer Island 45 kmSW
  • Inishmore Island 54 kmW
  • Inishmacowney Island 60 kmS

60–100 km1,352 places

  • Inishlyre Island 83 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 65 kmSW
  • White Strand Beach 80 kmW
  • Bush Island Island 61 kmS

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